Show WANTS OPEN discussion truman wont talk behind iron curtain it was beginning to look like uncle joe stalin and harry S truman never would get together for a talk looking toward settlement of U S and other western powers differences with the soviets meet stalin behind the iron curtain secretary of state dean acheson snorted in disdain declared in effect that the idea was preposterous post erous acheson went further he asserted indirectly that the russian leader was playing politics with peace hopes of millions of people anyway acheson went on what might be gained the russians consistently blocked all efforts in the united nations looking toward disarmament control of the atom bomb and creation of a UN police force BUT THE US be put in the position of appearing bisin even to talk about peace so acheson left the door open for a parley but there were some american conditions this time the white house it appeared would be willing to see stalin in washington stalin had said hed be willing to see truman behind the iron curtain and there the matter stood acheson made a further point the US in any event would not discuss with russia alone any points having a direct interest to other nations As for a peace declaration acheson declared he found this puzzling inasmuch as russia the U S and all other U N members are already pledged by most solemn treaty commitments not to engage in war with one another HE ADDED that the hopes of the worlds peoples for peace are considered by this nation to be fundamental and that the united states stales would not play politics with these hopes while it might appear an oversimplification of the problem many might raise the question that if acheson is relying on dussias Rus sias U N pledge to keep the peace why should there be any official US concern over the entire russian relations puzzle the fact there is grave concern over the puzzle indicates mr air acheson may have been talking when he should have been thinking |